Looking Fetal
This graphic appeared in the Tribune Friday:
The article goes on to describe a great "frustration" of officers. Go read it all.
We take issue with a lot of the conclusions in the article, especially the parts blaming the rank-and-file for cover-ups that everyone here and elsewhere knows were perpetrated by the clouted at the behest of other clouted and political powers. No cops covered up the McDonald video. No copper took home Vanecko file.
We've stated here time and again that there are at least three tiers of discipline....
We take issue with a lot of the conclusions in the article, especially the parts blaming the rank-and-file for cover-ups that everyone here and elsewhere knows were perpetrated by the clouted at the behest of other clouted and political powers. No cops covered up the McDonald video. No copper took home Vanecko file.
We've stated here time and again that there are at least three tiers of discipline....
- one for the blue shirts (hammer time)
- one for the white shirts (a smaller hammer)
- and one for the clouted (a very small hammer, made of feathers)
....and everyone comes on knowing exactly where they fall on that scale.
The last paragraphs are going to frustrate a lot of people, but not officers:
The last paragraphs are going to frustrate a lot of people, but not officers:
- Still, in Chicago, some officers feel federal intervention could ultimately help the Police Department.
A South Side patrolman recalled how officers in past years could be moved to an undesirable shift or denied time off if they didn't make enough street stops, citations or arrests. Officers risked making unconstitutional stops just to meet what amounted to a quota, he said.
"It did more harm than good," the rank-and-file officer said. "For the first time, we're not being bullied into doing stuff."
Except for the clout units being bullied into making more stops or losing their spots - maybe De-Escalante is about to rethink that entire "accountability" thing to start generating numbers in direct violation of what the ACLU wants?
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posted by SCC at 12:31 AM
130 Comments:
I did contact cards on Heroin Addicts that I found in alleys that were turning blue,Yes I called CFD and we saved their lives,I cant do ISRs on them now,Most of my contact cards were well being checks,I dont like Court time.
And the P/Os being pressured into doing stops now will be the ones getting sued 4 or 5 years from now while the bosses pushing them to do stops will be retired or at a different unit or will have gotten promoted. Think about it. Do you want to stick your neck out there for some boss that isn't gonna be around when you get served with a lawsuit? They don't give a fuck about you. You're nothing but pawns to them.
No they're not.. Units being forced to do isr's, streets stops & arrests or you don't get OT! These A$$ holes still don't get it..
I was talking to an old timer 90 year WW2 vet who was later on a CPD officer in the the 1950s whom made SGT retired in the 1980s... after talking the shit for awhile with him.. he said, if he just got out the military, if being a cop was the only job available---he would say fuck this cop job, he would go do some computer shit. over all he was a great guy tho...
I think what we need here is more Sgts, Lt's and Exempts making arrests and doing ISRs, because the shit no longer rolls downhill
You mean people can get dumped because they don't lock enough people up or do enough isr so they look good at compstat for the bosses??? Oh yeah, that does happen and I know of two guys who still do that hardcore. Commander Ed kulbida and dept chief Kevin Ryan. Yes Kevin and Ed, when the dept of justice rides along with me or interviews me I will let them know how you guys still demand things and have unwritten quotas to get guys to work. Especially dept chief ryan. The email you send out and your Lt will not make you look good.
I would love to know why FOP endorsed Kwame Raoul for reelection.
Kwame Raoul sponsored the ACLU's legislation that gave us ISR's.
Kwame Raoul then stated if a police officer failed to follow this law he should be indicted and prosecuted for Official Misconduct.
Angelo must be looking for a job like Donohue's when he is gone!
Through January, police had filled out reports on 9,044 investigatory stops, a fraction of the 61,330 contact cards written in January last year, the most recent department data show.
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Who are the idiots responsible for those 9,044?
You guys in units better watch out--if you're the only ones doing these, the ACLU might be tracking how many each officer has written and accuse them of conducting illegal stops because of pressure to keep their spots.
Why in God's name isn't the 9,044 number something closer to ZERO?
The Tribune graph shows that crime HAS been decreasing in the Chicago since 2011 with fewer arrests. Be more fetal. Remember, the crime reduction program known as FETAL began in Chicago. We have established a FETAL strike force in Chicago that has also reduced arrests and enabled the state to stop incarcerating so many youths thereby reducing prison costs.
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Something is really wrong when Phake Priest Mikey is making a return trip to St. Barnabas on Longwood. Given the Neighborhood how could he possibly be invited a second time to "highlight a panel on gun control" on Saturday Feb 27th 6:00 pm . Who lives in the parish area and why are the parishioners not complaining about bringing this idiot into this Church and the shit show that is sure to come along with him . Rev. Malloy and Donovan should get a phone call as to who and what their invited "guest" is . How many who read this blog spend money on tuition here . If you don't call or attend to voice YOUR opinion it won't be known and this jerk-off Phake Priest will return to his kingdom laughing all the way home.
I use feathers, but not as a hammer.
That last part is about to change. You will go out and fetch numbers. Or else.
The Feds aren't here to get you a more desirable watch or day off group
In case you are wondering where the FOP is..... look at who they are backing for 41st ward committee man ....... not the sitting alderman's (former cop and fireman)guy.... but the old regime's guy....... once again, the FOP sides with the Machine.....
http://m.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nypd-admits-quotas-summons-article-1.2488316
The suit alleges Birch was deprived of overtime, given undesirable assignments and had his work monitored as a result of not meeting the performance measures which the suit contends is a code word for illegal quotas.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/7/71/164254/gov-quinn-signs-bill-banning-ticket-quotas-for-police
The law, which applies to local, county and state police, is effective immediately. The bill applies not only to roadway citations. It includes anything for which police can issue a citation — ranging from parking and speeding citations issued by state and local police to hunting and fishing violations issued by Illinois Conservation Police, according to Quinn spokesman Dave Blanchette.
In addition to prohibiting requirements that officers issue a specific number of citations within a certain timeframe, the law also says a county or municipality may not compare the number of citations issued by one officer to the that of another officer to evaluate job performance.
Public Act 098-0650
But arrests are down. So crime is down. Right?
Why are so many officers talking to this reporter? This is the same guy that put Officer Rialmo's picture in the Tribune.
Case and point....there was a narcotics (ghost payroll) officer in the station the other day bragging about how he's on pace to make 190,000. He said the brass knows theyou are the only unit they can get to do anything because they are afraid of losing their take home cars and the 4 hour workday. Hence, all the search warrants you've seen lately. Right now if your in narcotics they are letting those guys do 2 overtime shifts a day if they want. Go out do 2 Bullshit buys from hypes, stink up the station, go home and now your ghost patrolling your overtime in narcotics too. Clout asses get all the money on this job. 2 Fucking OTE shifts a day! That's the only reason they've got 6000 arrests so far. I'd like to compare just the numbers from patrol without the Clout unitso included
This is the police department they wanted. They made their beds now they have to lie in them. Police shootings and stops are way down. You people placed more importance on that than murders. So you can't now complain about a massive spike in murders and shootings. This is exactly what you asked for. It isn't our problem that you are idiots. We just gave you what you thought you wanted.
Thanks Garry. Seems every department you touch turns to sh@t and gets investigated federally. Glad you ate gone. Now this department is left to recover from the sh@t storm you created. We are Haiti except worse. Thanks assh@le.
Whomever withheld the McDonald video needs to be charged with Obstruction of Justice, and coppers need to have their cell phones recording Roll Calls. The Feds need to hear when bosses whine about the lack of activity, or threaten you for lack of activity. In one respect the Feds are right; there is no telling how many people were arrested just to appease clouted bosses. Tactical Officers need to realize that perks are not worth what you risk just to stay in CD and get an occasional Early Duck. While uniform coppers will be making a video as part of check-off. Does the ACLU get that video? Stand together, make those Clout Bosses work for their phony promotions. F@%K Rahm, STAY FETAL!!!!!
Arrest are down by half. Contact cards almost 0. Murders have doubled. Reminding the ACLU that we get paid the same--priceless.
What that south side rank and file officer said is true. Prior to the federal government telling us that they will have oversight over us, the bosses did indeed under the radar tell officers they have to increase their "numbers". "Numbers" meaning contact cards, blue cards, citations, parkers, etc. How many times would the boss at roll call say "we are down on curfews", "we are down on contact cards on beat number xxxx". Directly calling out the beat officers. It is a subtle way of saying "beat xxxx
needs to increase their numbers or else you will lose your beat car".
Big fan SCC. I would like to also point out that those are probably 2-3k CBs too many. Obviously, many are taking the the 19R signed cimplaint over the ISR mmmmmhmmmmmm.
You can't throw me under the bus and expect me to getup running, I'm gonna need an apology and maybe some assurances that my pension is funded, and then I might, might go back to not being fetal. Until them enjoy your murders.
For far too long they; politicians and brass, pushed the "hook or crook" mentality. They sat there in their offices, with their little Molly at their side, with the biggest worry being who's going to get lunch.
Let the policy makers come up with laws that actual combat crime. Till then.... Follow the letter with no pressure.
Great post SCC! Stick together brothers and, watch out for each other.
nice video at roll call with de-escalante! so,so, lame!be proud,go out and work!NOT!WE WILL STAY FETAL!gotta love the empty processing rooms and zero curfew numbers!YOU ALL GOT WHAT U WANTED!AND YES...WE ARE FINALLY UNITED IN A CAUSE.BLUE LIVES MATTER!
The only good defense to all the injustice heaped upon the average street cop is to STAY FETAL.
I am retired a dozen years and worked a variety of places, mostly as a "white shirt" to include the superintendent's office and IAD. The only clout I had was some, but not much, internal. Yes, I have seen gold stars and even some police officers get special treatment at IAD, and others, to include white shirts, get hammered. It is more of who you are and if you have friends then if you are a supervisor. But, a gold star really did guarantee that your case will get buried, even if what you did was a felony, or beating your wife .Way too many investigators in IAD were not qualified . They just wanted to wear a suit and work days or get a take home car. Many of their " investigations" were overturned as insufficient. The covert unit was especially bad and they blew off what really looked like serious corruption because they did not want to spend the time and effort for proper surveillance, usually lasting only three days. The other point is the department has been looking for decades on a method for assessing officers at work and they always relied on production of tickets, arrests and lately, contact cards. Was it right? Debatable but as you can see it now has led to problems with way too many unjustified street stops. The left wingers can say what they want, but it is a fact that blacks have a long history of violent behavior, 8 to 10 times that of whites and long before the " Great Northern Migration". Clinton and Bernie are now pandering and talking about "mass incarceration" and over policing, but when the nations crime rate when up almost 400 % from the 70's to the 90's, the strict laws passed in the 90's and aggressive policing brought the crime rate down to what it is today. It was not racist, but based on behavior. Things are now going the other way. Stop blaming the cops for this. There are serious issues in the black community and always have been and those issues need to be worked on or things will never get better.I am glad the feds are inside the CPD. I have hope that things will change, the politics and clout will be taken out of this, finally, and people will get a fair chance at promotions and assignments. Enough of the days that I all too often seen, of alderman and state politicians calling the district commander to have people released from jail without charges, even felons.
Still way too many arrests! Stay FETAL. Even is they re-vamp ISR, don't do anything until the law is changed and it is repealed. These lawmakers passed it underneath our noses. Make sure we are loud and clear!!!!
ACLU will not use ISR\s against you..............
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Simple Two Part Plan:
1) Back each other up! Collect pay check on the 1st.
2) Back each other up! Collect pay check on the 16th.
REPEAT!!!!!!!!
FOP endorsed Kwame Roul!!!! Are you fucking kidding me FOP?!! Who the hell decided that? Bob Fioretti too? What the fuck is going on and who decided this?!! Why don't you ask us who we want to endorse? For those of you who aren't familiar with Kwame Roul.
http://www.communityrenewalsociety.org/police-reform-bill-passes-illinois-general-assembly
I would have to disagree with your perception of the hammer made of feathers...that is for the CLOUTED, regardless of rank!
Andrews? Salem? Walsh? Weis? McCarthy? Even Cline? Rahm? Daley? Madigan? Cullerton? And there's a problem with the black community? Did all of those people turn black, and no one was told?
To the 9000 plus ISRs that were written by a handful of officers, all I can say IS WHY?
(55 ILCS 5/5-1136)
Sec. 5-1136. Quotas prohibited. A county may not require a law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time. This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants or funds awarded to the county and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.
Anonymous said...
I would love to know why FOP endorsed Kwame Raoul for reelection. Kwame Raoul sponsored the ACLU's legislation that gave us ISR's. Kwame Raoul then stated if a police officer failed to follow this law he should be indicted and prosecuted for Official Misconduct. Angelo must be looking for a job like Donohue's when he is gone!
2/27/2016 05:27:00 AM
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PLEASE vote for Colleen Daly if you live in our district. She’s a lawyer with extensive police family involvement. In addition she was the lawyer who represented me at IPRA just a few weeks ago. Top drawer.
Also you can go to the website for the general assembly and look at what the original text was for the ISR’s bill and what the final draft was. If Kwame Raoul was the one who took input from the fop I can understand the endorsement. Listen folks politics is rough. I he took input from us, is getting elected without our endorsement, and is in a leadership roll in Springfield the endorsement makes political sense.
We are not a political power for many reasons:
1. We don’t throw money at politicians like other unions do
2. Most of us are not even registered to vote.
3. We vote at such a low percentage we will never strike fear in anyone.
The FOP endorsed candidate for 41st committeeman has signs all up amd down the past president's house in Edgebrook. Somethings dont change.
How about a class action suit for ALL the police officers who were bullied-by-bosses to do the unethical and for the others that were bullied-by-bosses when we refused to do their dirty deeds
You can see the totals of this article in how the Department supervises the patrol officer.
They want numbers to justify the Compstat reports. Now the ISR is the way they are counting numbers.
I think the writer of this story (Gorner) has his facts together but they just leaked the tip of the problem out. All the Bosses that started this are almost gone. Now the newer Bosses have lost the Blue Shirts, and now they must begin the flogging of the White shirts to get the number back up. And keep the ACLU at bay.
As a member of this once Great Department for 29 years, I feel ashamed to tell anyone what I do for a living. Why? Looking for new Career but what do I put on my resume??????
I would love to know why FOP endorsed Kwame Raoul for reelection.
2/27/2016 05:27:00 AM
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Hahahhahahahaha!!!!! Kwame Raoul is the voice of streetgangs in Springfield.
Just about every piece of legislation this jagoff has ever sponsored or supported benefits criminals.
Now the FOP endorses him? This is as if the Better Business Bureau were to praise Bernie Madoff.
This city, county, state and country need a mean flush.
Wow just fucking wow. FOP Endorced Madigan, Acevado, and Kwammy Raoul?????????? Really???? That means your dues are going to fund their campaigns against us.
As you may have noted from the previous comments.......The clouted bosses and the labor rep leaders aka union sellouts, are responsible for the current morale of my beloved department.
My Daddy taught me three things:
1. Never ever trust a politician.
2. Never ever trust a fed.
3. Never ever bet on horses/White Sox.
Case and point....there was a narcotics (ghost payroll) officer in the station the other day bragging about how he's on pace to make 190,000. He said the brass knows theyou are the only unit they can get to do anything because they are afraid of losing their take home cars and the 4 hour workday. Hence, all the search warrants you've seen lately. Right now if your in narcotics they are letting those guys do 2 overtime shifts a day if they want. Go out do 2 Bullshit buys from hypes, stink up the station, go home and now your ghost patrolling your overtime in narcotics too. Clout asses get all the money on this job. 2 Fucking OTE shifts a day! That's the only reason they've got 6000 arrests so far. I'd like to compare just the numbers from patrol without the Clout unitso included
2/27/2016 07:50:00 AM
First off there F. Lee it's "case in point". Secondly I call bullshit on your whole post. In 25 years I've never seen anyone from narcotics hanging around a station. Everything goes to the office because everyone is on the scam. No one is there to work. It's get in and get out as fast as you can. It's a five day week with one RDO on Friday or Monday. So no one is making money in court. Every team except one is on second watch. There is voluntary OT on the weekend but there is only so much for all of Organized Crime and it's basically what Patrol calls VRE. No one is making pinch's or being the police. Your own post contradicts itself. How can someone work a four hour tour and still work two more tours the same day? Are they just sitting around Homan Square for four hours waiting to start work again? When do they sleep? You know there is federal labor law about consecutive hours worked? There are a lot of genuine complaints about what goes on in specialized units but stop being a drama queen.
Overhead at 26 & Cal the other day....court reporters and on call defense attorneys are crying the blues. Fewer arrests mean less work for them.
The ACLU wants the Public to think Contact Cards were stop and frisk,They were done on Victims, Witnesses and Offenders to gather information.
I feel that everyone assigned to CPIC should be dumped back to the street and replaced by more competent workers. Just look at the numbers, it is obvious that they are not preventing any crime.
I would love to know why FOP endorsed Kwame Raoul for reelection.
Kwame Raoul sponsored the ACLU's legislation that gave us ISR's.
Kwame Raoul then stated if a police officer failed to follow this law he should be indicted and prosecuted for Official Misconduct.
Angelo must be looking for a job like Donohue's when he is gone!
2/27/2016 05:27:00 AM
I would like to know why we don't decertify the union.... "Is there any money in running a union?" "No..... Unless you're crooked!" Deangelo- woo hoo!"
Area Central gang/gun/sat bosses pushing quotas for ISR's, arrest's, guns. Nothing else counts. You will be dumped if you don't produce.
All of you politicians out there that get a daily summary of this blog by some aide. I will not and do not vote for any candidate endorsed by the FOP lodge 7.
Let the gold stars go out there and do the police work!
So correct again SCC! What about the exempts that quickly retired like walsh,salemme and that crew involved with the vanecko cover up case? Lets see the feds doj do some real investigative work! Why she these clowns go on their merry way with an over $100,000 per year pension grab undeserved while the blue shirts are constantly railroaded! Sorry I look at the gold star club with total disdain, they show up its a laugh riot no clue, no respect clout club! Come on doj bring poor Mrs Koschman the kid that was killed by the vanecko bunch some justice!
On another subject has anyone noticed the only presidential candidate speaking out in favor of police everywhere is Donald Trump? China Mexico leaders hate trump, the rinos hate trump, but yet the American people like Trump will they deep six him? If hillary the criminal gets in watch out more years of the barry war on police,war on taxpaying citizens!
The ACLU is, that's >>> IS <<< contacting people following up ISR's asking them how they were treated, why they got stopped, did the police go through your pockets, do you feel the officers violated your rights, did they disrespect you, etc... The mayor and acting supe can write all the emails they want telling you different. DOJ looking into lots of old cases too. A CC took what 3 or 4 minutes to do, now they want us to do a 2 page report for each stop which takes 25+ minutes to do. They say as of March 1st they are shortening it to 1-1/2 pages now. Gee Whiz! I'll still be down for over an hour on a single traffic stop with multiple occupants.
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Perhaps when these idiots at the top realize that just the presence of the police is enough, that you don't have to show a bean counter numbers, that crime will show a great reduction. The presence of the police who are not tied down with communist bullshit-driven-agenda forms designed to harm the careers of officers, will lead to a great reduction in crime.
Stop arrest and proactive policing that's what the public wants. Don't forget these corrupted lawfirms can't pay for their lavish life styles, huge houses, under the counter donations to politicos etc...etc...without you not being able to do your jobs according to the law. You are their lifeline....
Was that Kwamee talking to the media again?
Does the public honestly feel that the police are really going out of they way now to stop street thugs? We are human beings just like you we have feelings, conscience and families, if you the citizens do not give a shit about us why should we care about you. You seem to think that we have a crystal ball an foresee the future by we don't. If you expect us to stop crime you the public need to unhand cuff use and let use do our job and quick believing in BLM matters because we all know that that is not true. Blacks keep killing Blacks and nothing is said, P.O. do something and Black lives matter because the pocket book opens up and politician's jump on the bandwagon to use it to get elected( Hillary and Bernie)stop believing the media and politicians and let the police be the police. The public must start looking at the amount of crime that is being committed and what race is committing the most crime
Retired
The number of contacts is even lower- ISR is automatically attached to arrest reports..... So a true figure would be the total number minus arrests.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
nice video at roll call with de-escalante! so,so, lame!be proud,go out and work!NOT!WE WILL STAY FETAL!gotta love the empty processing rooms and zero curfew numbers!YOU ALL GOT WHAT U WANTED!AND YES...WE ARE FINALLY UNITED IN A CAUSE.BLUE LIVES MATTER!
2/27/2016 08:50:00 AM
Were you still that drunk at 9AM? Remember, Random Drug is open on Saturdays.
Cameras in only patrol..... No cameras in bosses cars or tact cars...... How about everyone up to the superintendent and the mayors patrol cars get cameras along with all this units car in the words of transparency
Why was Kwame Raoul endorsed by the FOP? This is pathetic. Dean Angelo will be on a float at Bud Biliken sandwiched between Sharpton and Jesse. Some balls on this guy. Angelo is just as shady as rahm. What a piece of garbage
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SCC? This is the third posting of extremely informative information and yet each time it is posted, you seem to react it. Everyone should study the statistics available in this article from AIM.ORG. If you Google "aim.org black crimes against whites white guilt" an article is available with factual citations. Not sure but if the is a problem (SCC) with the context then maybe a short blurb as to why you may be censoring the article. It's too long to repost. If it's not been censored then my apologies. Every Police Officer should be able to articlulate his reasonable leadership suspicion, often times it's there but it's unknown how to say or write. This article uses absolute facts (objective e data) to articulate the truth about crime. It dispels the progressive narrative, made mostly of falsehoods, and allows a clear understanding of what we see and may not be able to state. Please allow the post for Officer availability.
FYI...This is not just happening in units. White shirts in 007 are demanding ISRs under threat of breaking up partners. They are out of their fucking minds. Suck my ass Mr. Whiteshirt. You ain't getting shit from me.
When you start promoting those whose only police asset is who they know and their liability is 50 times greater than that of the average police officer, in a system rife with and run by political agendas, you have nothing but a recipe for disaster. That disaster is now unfolding in front of our eyes. Sure boss let me run right out and get you some of those ISR's. Oh by the way do you wanna ride along and write a few. Didn't think so you coward.
Until you get a full time job full or go to school full time (selling dope on the corner doesn't count)and stop accepting any kind of assistance from the government and totally provide for yourself and your family your people will never change their economic status in this world.
"coppers need to have their cell phones recording Roll Calls". 2/27/2016 08:07:00 AM
Hey Dummy, you can't legally record roll call on a personal device. That's not the same as getting recorded on the street. You can record any boss you want if he's on the street telling you to do shit, but if you get caught recording roll call you gonna get it stuck in your ass. I know most bosses don't give a shit if you record them, but they also tell you privileged information and intelligence that is law enforcement use only and any violation of that will get you jammed up. I also know a few bosses that when they catch you, they'll get a CR number and they'll take and inventory your phone as evidence. You'll just love that wont you? You think you run the show? Your smarter than the rest of us? Obviously not quite the reality of it all now is it dummy. All they have to do to prevent it is make us stand up for inspection every night and leave you at attention so you can't use your phone. My Lt stops roll call if someone is texting or surfing on their phone and tells them to put it away, and he isn't cramming anything down our throats, its just ignorant and he wants everyone paying attention. And he's right. So try recording and every lawyer you go to is gonna tell you its illegal and useless, unless you just want to talk shit about a boss at the bar.
If you are in 017 PLEASE do I.S.R.'S we heard Lt's and Sgts might start getting dumped and we don't want Roytman back in 006 he was a nightmare and we can actually call a 10-1 without him belittling us.
Well, with the shortage off number of department members we have this figure looks good.
FOP website says the election is March 1st. Isn't it the 15th along with the Presidential Primary?
Crime is down, what do they want???
O.T. Thank you to the Joliet P.D. for your professional courtesy
2/27. You guys are the real deal!
As long as thugs are killing ghetto thugs, we simply don't care.
They are eating their own, and it's cheaper than courts and a lifetime in jail.
Six months from now if a cop gets jammed up for doing an ISR, don't come to me and ask for money for his benefit. If you're stupid enough to do them, you are on your own.
In my 19years on this is the first time we blue shirts and sgts are pretty much on the same page. Our freedom , pensions and lives depend on it. Keep it up men
The utter uselessness of street stops and seat-of-the-pants policing based upon years of observation and experience--
Man wanted for murder is arrested by police who first collared him for SPITTING on NYC subway platform
* Police arrested Euzebelin Abellard, 32, after he spit on the subway platform at the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island Thursday
* Metropolitan Transit Authority's rules of conduct lists spitting as a violation
* Abellard is suspected of murdering Jean-Claude Bernagene during a botched robbery last November in Brooklyn
* He was charged with murder and criminal use of a firearm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3466613/Murder-suspect-32-spat-subway-platform-arrested-police-observed-violation.html
I talked to a cook county sheriff and he said warrant arrests are down 900%. Nobody stopping and running names!!!
All,
We have been authorized the below listed voluntary overtime opportunities in an effort to curb the violence in the below listed districts.
Friday, 2nd watch - personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Friday, 3rd watch – personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Saturday, 2nd watch – personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Saturday, 3rd watch – personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Sunday 3rd watch – Vice may deploy up to four overtime teams to crime suppression missions (street stops, ISR's, traffic stops, etc) in 005, 008, 010, 011, and 015.
Please stress to personnel that if they elect to work this overtime opportunity, it is not to conduct their normal operations. The overtime initiative is for crime suppression as indicated above.
The hours on Sunday will be 1500-2330 hrs, deployments TBD. Please send me the names of those working on Sunday by Thursday 25 Feb.
I will need a report detailing all activity generated during the OT deployments at the end of each tour.
Lt.Patrick K. O'Malley
Commanding Officer
Vice Control Section
Bureau of Organized Crime
Chicago Police Department
312-746-7186 (Bell)
312-285-8753 (Blackberry)
WTF is wrong with the media. Of course arrests are down. And it's not because the blue shirts
aren't doing their job. The Mayor and last Superintendent has been saying for the last 4 yrs that
crime keeps going down. Sure shootings and murders are up just a little, but the rest of crime is
almost totally non existent.
Guys stop using that fetal word or implying we arent working on purpose. Were showing up to work, answering our calls, and taking action where appropriate. What we arent! doing, and never "should" do again, is taking chances with either our freedom, the bread on our familys table, or our own lives.
In short we are giving them it on the up and up. Were 100% Legit. No more cutting corners for a higher truth, a higher power, a noble purpose. We knew the corners were being cut to make the Bosses happy, the fucking Bosses sure as hell knew it, and the dumb ass public probably knew it to.
We took all those chances for the good of the city, a city that fucked most of us on hiring, promotions, units, whatever. Its a fucking clout job but we went out there and did what had to be done anyway because we cared about the citizens and our family's being able to walk the streets.
Well fuck it. We see someone walking down the street now wearing a big neon sign C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L if he isnt doing something wrong then let him walk. After all he has the right to walk that street in order to get from one criminal act to the next and we have to see him doing something illegal to stop him. No more exceeding limits without cause, and I mean extreme cause, no more driving with lights off, no more going thru reds while on mids to cover more ground or get to calls faster. No more nothing that aint 100% on the legit.
State Law and Dept GOs. Do it by the book and dont get hurt while doing it. They Honor the "Kill the Pig" gangsters at half time of the fucking Super Bowl and your soft enough in the head to not get the message yet?
BTW the Black Panthers ended up murdering their way into extinction over the drug trade but their inheritors are hanging on those corners and have every right to be unless you SEE them do something illegal. The city can reep what it sowed.
OT Officer Down
wOw! Only ONE day on the street
http://wjla.com/news/local/police-domestic-shooting-in-woodbridge
Well done CPD! Hopefully there will be no police involved shooting for Black History Month. The black people will have to figure out why another 50 murders occured. I am pretty sure most offthe murders were black on black crime.
Dear black people,
Please do not protest the police anymore. If police are not shooting anyone you are starting tovsound like a broken record.
OT
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1347734/chicago-city-pension-funds-lost-millions-deals-mayor-daley-nephew-vanecko-obama-allison-davis
A crybaby says "....As a member of this once Great Department for 29 years, I feel ashamed to tell anyone what I do for a living. Why? Looking for new Career but what do I put on my resume??????...."
You must have had a stellar career to be ashamed to tell anyone what you do for a living-and probably didn't do much.
29 and a day you can bail- why don't you?
You're a disgrace to all the P/Os who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
(Retired 12+ years)
'...We have been authorized the below listed voluntary overtime opportunities in an effort to curb the violence in the below listed districts..."
Dear DOJ...please look into why the Vice Control Unit is being granted OT opportunities - which are NOT to include any of their regular activities---but instead are merely ways to jack up ISR numbers and keep their spot by making whoever suggested or agree to this bs look good.
ot.SCC still getting popups directed to other site.
"...feel that everyone assigned to CPIC should be dumped back to the street and replaced by more competent workers. Just look at the numbers, it is obvious that they are not preventing any crime..."
start by dumping the DepChief of CPIC/DOC---what kind of faked up organization needs a Dep Chief and a Cdr and a Lt to run such a small unit- whose main function seems to be sending out repackaged info via Bulletins and Emails----and wtf have they ever produced proactively???
"FYI...This is not just happening in units. White shirts in 007 are demanding ISRs under threat of breaking up partners."
Really? Not on 3rd watch...
SCC Please Please Please follow up if you can on a perfect example of the blue shirt hammer and the white shirt hammer. There was a chase in 016 and it ended up in front of our L.T. on days in 016 L.T. K. The bad guy bailed and ran into the forest preserve and fled the scene. In the infinite wisdom of the good LT he came out in his Superman P.J's and a flannel shirt and while the p.o.'s were chasing the bad guy LT K jumped into the bad guys car and drove off on to his neighbors front yard and drove all over the forest preserve causing a blue shirt to draw his gun thinking the bad guy was in the car. The next day the good LT's neighbor called the police because he found a big bag of heroin in the back yard.The beautiful thing about this is that we cant make this shit up and thanks to technology it's all on the squad car camera. NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS ... If it was a blue shirt he would hang us himself. If theres any way to follow up on this please do that. IWe all are wondering if this is going to be a slap on the hands. WTF 016 is getting worse.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
ACLU will not use ISR\s against you..............
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
action.aclu.org/secure/il-legal-intake
2/27/2016 09:14:00 AM
Heh...
Until they do.
Stop drunk-blogging, boss...
Whomever withheld the McDonald video needs to be charged with Obstruction of Justice, and coppers need to have their cell phones recording Roll Calls. The Feds need to hear when bosses whine about the lack of activity, or threaten you for lack of activity. In one respect the Feds are right; there is no telling how many people were arrested just to appease clouted bosses. Tactical Officers need to realize that perks are not worth what you risk just to stay in CD and get an occasional Early Duck. While uniform coppers will be making a video as part of check-off. Does the ACLU get that video? Stand together, make those Clout Bosses work for their phony promotions. F@%K Rahm, STAY FETAL!!!!!
2/27/2016 08:07:00 AM
The Mcdonald video wasn't "withheld." It was kept from being released to the public. The public isn't responsible for investigating or charging anyone, so there was no obstruction of justice. That being said, the video was kept out of the public eye for two reasons: Rahm wanted to get re-elected, and the bosses didn't want a riot.
As for your completely idiotic suggestion that cops should record roll calls, that's not only against department policy, but also illegal. And for the guy suggesting it's ok to record a boss on the street, you're also wrong. Department policy prohibits officers from using personal recording devices. If you want to get the boss to stand in front of your in-car camera while you record him on your mic, that'll get you a nice video of whatever it is you want. However, when you use your phone to make a video of the screen playing back that video, you're violating department policy. That's only if the boss is dumb enough to give you a quota on camera with audio recording. Basically, your ideas are just fucking dumb, and you're recommending them to other officers, which will only get them in trouble. Brilliant move! If you don't know what you're talking about, it's best to just keep quiet.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Guys stop using that fetal word or implying we arent working on purpose...
Great post! West coast copper here. To police nation-wide: read the tea leaves and figure it out. Take your calls. Cover your partner. Help Victims. (note the capital V) Smile at ladies wearing hats. Smile when asked for directions or parking information.
I will actually still sometimes stop white people for obvious suspicious behavior, but I will not stop a brown person unless I have probable cause to arrest said person for a non-drug related offense. This is what the People say they think they want as reported by the media types enjoying the fruits of the 1994 Crime Bill...
My family likes to eat and my kids need college tuition. When the pendulum swings back around again, we can clean up the mess. Until then hunker down and stay employed.
Always fetal said...
FYI...This is not just happening in units. White shirts in 007 are demanding ISRs under threat of breaking up partners. They are out of their fucking minds. Suck my ass Mr. Whiteshirt. You ain't getting shit from me.
2/27/2016 04:31:00 PM
That's all they've got? So what. You'll survive it. For God's sake, don't cave over some threat like that. It's been going on forever, and believe it or not, coppers lived to tell about it (sarcasm).
Through January, police had filled out reports on 9,044 investigatory stops, a fraction of the 61,330 contact cards written in January last year, the most recent department data show.
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Who are the idiots responsible for those 9,044?
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I agree, but I wonder how many are actual arrests?
I'm fine doing them of it's an arrest with sign complaints, offender doesn't get a "receipt" then.
You know there is federal labor law about consecutive hours worked? There are a lot of genuine complaints about what goes on in specialized units but stop being a drama queen.
2/27/2016 12:37:00 PM
Does that labor law apply to detectives too? Because I can tell you they work 30 or even 40+ hours straight more often than you would think.
You're a disgrace to all the P/Os who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
(Retired 12+ years)
2/27/2016 10:59:00 PM
I agree. I am long retired and proud to have been a Chicago Police Officer. I don't hide it and wear my Memorial cap frequently. If someone does not like it they can GFY. Greatest job and fraternity in the world, right up with my former membership in the U.S.Army.
I may not like Madigan but he's the one keep the governor from doing away with collective bargaining.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Time to grow up children.
My Daddy taught me three things:
1. Never ever trust a politician.
2. Never ever trust a fed.
3. Never ever bet on horses/White Sox.
Your Dad was a very very smart man.
I agree with more Fed involvement on where the decisions come from on cover ups......that keep seeming to fall squarely on the lower rank and file. The way Chicago is run politically you may need to have an agent Scully and Fox Moulder type to get to that very large carpet everything keeps getting swept under.
"If you are in 017 PLEASE do I.S.R.'S we heard Lt's and Sgts might start getting dumped"
GOOD!!!!!!!
Clinton pays tribute to black victims – ignores officers killed in line of duty
Published February 27, 2016 FoxNews.com
she did not mention the rash of police fatalities. So far this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 10 officers have been shot and killed, representing a 900 percent increase in firearms-related officer deaths compared with this time last year.
Most recently, Cpl. Nate Carrigan was fatally shot while serving an eviction notice in Colorado. And on Saturday, three officers reportedly were shot and wounded in Prince William County, Va., outside the nation’s capital.
Recently, six law enforcement officers were killed by gunfire in a period of a single week. Memorial Fund CEO Craig W. Floyd said at the time he “cannot recall any time in recent years” he’s seen so many killed in such a short span of time, calling it a “very troubling trend.” Traffic-related and other officer deaths are down so far this year, but shooting deaths have raised alarm in the law enforcement community.
Yet any mention of the “troubling trend” has been virtually absent on the Democratic campaign trail – which contrasts with the Democratic candidates’ often fiery language on police brutality against African Americans.
Both Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been talking more about these issues, as well as racial injustice in housing, the job market, the prison system and other areas.
"""""""I will need a report detailing all activity generated during the OT deployments at the end of each tour."""""""""""
Ding, ding, ding, and its time for round two. I just love the "report for activity generated" thingy. The shopping cart pushers had better run for cover cause here we come again for another round. You have to love this fucking town. First they sic the ACLU and DOJ on us for all this phoney "stops for Dollars" and then its right back to stops for Dollars again.
And in between, maybe one every two or three tours, will be an actual stop that is legal, doesnt put our paychecks in harms way, and actually does some good. But in the mean time the Bosses are going poo poo in their panties and they want every motherfucking /01 on the corner stopped. And if you want that sweet 1 1/2 money you had better find them one way or another.
So go get 'em boyz to girlz. Rack up dem ISRs and do it smiling for the cameras. A few years from now and you'll be looking at the video again in a federal courtroom while the jagoff you jacked is looking at new Chrysler 300 models. And the Bosses are saying "I didnt tell dem to do dat".
""""We have been authorized the below listed voluntary overtime opportunities in an effort to curb the violence in the below listed districts.
Friday, 2nd watch - personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Friday, 3rd watch – personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Saturday, 2nd watch – personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)
Saturday, 3rd watch – personnel may extend their tours by 4 hours (*extension must be in 005, 008, 010, 015)""""""
""""""I will need a report detailing all activity generated during the OT deployments at the end of each tour."""""
"My Lt stops roll call if someone is texting or surfing on their phone and tells them to put it away, and he isn't cramming anything down our throats, its just ignorant and he wants everyone paying attention."
My LT encourages us to practice good hygiene and allows toenail clipping in roll call.
The hours on Sunday will be 1500-2330 hrs, deployments TBD. Please send me the names of those working on Sunday by Thursday 25 Feb.
I will need a report detailing all activity generated during the OT deployments at the end of each tour.
Lt.Patrick K. O'Malley
Commanding Officer
Vice Control Section
Bureau of Organized Crime
Chicago Police Department
312-746-7186 (Bell)
312-285-8753 (Blackberry)
2/27/2016 08:58:00 PM
Here's my activity there lt: 0-One big goose egg
Look at how many fewer arrests we make now compared to before Jody weis. The numbers are shocking. 80000 fewer a year we are doomed.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Stop arrest and proactive policing that's what the public wants. Don't forget these corrupted lawfirms can't pay for their lavish life styles, huge houses, under the counter donations to politicos etc...etc...without you not being able to do your jobs according to the law. You are their lifeline....
2/27/2016 02:40:00 PM
Why do you think they are digging into 10 year old complaints? The gravy train is drying up. Enjoy you bottom feeders of society! Go chase an ambulance sonewhere!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Overhead at 26 & Cal the other day....court reporters and on call defense attorneys are crying the blues. Fewer arrests mean less work for them.
2/27/2016 12:49:00 PM
I just LOVE unintended consequences!!!!!
The army of people employed indirectly by the actions of the lowly patrol officer is huge and has always had a parasitical relationship with law enforcement. May society reap what is sown....
I'm actually surprised we have that many arrests. Must be homan square working harder because districts are down by at least half. Forget ISRs completely. If u know how to write paper u can avoid doing an ISR. And if u want to stop someone just don't complete one. Your not going to get fired. If the department sticks together no one can do anything. Imagine if we all said we refused and went on strike. Who cares if our contract says no striking. Isn't Rahm trying to reform our pensions which is unconstitutional? If he doesn't care why should we follow agreements
SCC Please Please Please follow up if you can on a perfect example of the blue shirt hammer and the white shirt hammer. There was a chase in 016 and it ended up in front of our L.T. on days in 016 L.T. K. The bad guy bailed and ran into the forest preserve and fled the scene. In the infinite wisdom of the good LT he came out in his Superman P.J's and a flannel shirt and while the p.o.'s were chasing the bad guy LT K jumped into the bad guys car and drove off on to his neighbors front yard and drove all over the forest preserve causing a blue shirt to draw his gun thinking the bad guy was in the car. The next day the good LT's neighbor called the police because he found a big bag of heroin in the back yard.The beautiful thing about this is that we cant make this shit up and thanks to technology it's all on the squad car camera. NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS ... If it was a blue shirt he would hang us himself. If theres any way to follow up on this please do that. IWe all are wondering if this is going to be a slap on the hands. WTF 016 is getting worse
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The most amazing part of this story is 016th district, and pursuit then foot chase. Was it an outside unit? I bid to 016 and spent the worst year of my life there. Went back to the west side because it was easier dealing with shitheads than dealing with a bunch whining, crying lazy do nothing people who pretend to be the police. They spend the entire day complaining about what they have to do and yet they DO NOTHING ALL TOUR! Yes there are a few who do their job, to those I apologize. But the rest you 016th district POS, shut up and try doing your job for once. Your BS about how busy and short handed you are is complete nonsense. If you tried going to your jobs in a timely manner then clearing in a timely manner then you wouldn't have any issues at all. Really they should re-do the front of the 016th to look like a giant dog house. They should take all you lazy dog asses and put you in 007 or 011 so you understand how easy you have it and maybe, just maybe you will stop whining and start doing your jobs. When the shithead is a better alternative to working with 016th district coppers, that is saying something.
In today's political climate anyone who asks for FOP's endorsement shows me something. It's not a plus in a lot of communities. Unless they are a goof he/she should get it. I'm glad to see that they did not endorse anyone in the State's Attorney race. While I will have to hold my nose I'm voting for Anita - the lesser of three evils .
Stay safe and be smart.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The hours on Sunday will be 1500-2330 hrs, deployments TBD. Please send me the names of those working on Sunday by Thursday 25 Feb.
I will need a report detailing all activity generated during the OT deployments at the end of each tour.
Lt.Patrick K. O'Malley
Commanding Officer
Vice Control Section
Bureau of Organized Crime
Chicago Police Department
312-746-7186 (Bell)
312-285-8753 (Blackberry)
2/27/2016 08:58:00 PM
Here's my activity there lt: 0-One big goose egg
2/28/2016 10:43:00 AM
hey boss can we call you for time due cu? Are you buying us lunch because personally I am DONE!!
Going to stay "fetal" no way no how officers jeopardize your freedom,career,family for some goofy bosses nonsense "go get them" ok boss you first! This is insanity the "jump out boys" better be careful, the backwards baseball caps, jeans will look good in prison but your pants will be down showing your underwear, not not ghetto scum but more near your ankles when they set you up to be next media sensation! You get paid the same anyway why set yourself up for defeat?
FROM THE BALTIMORE SUN:
".....After a speech he made Wednesday to a class of police academy trainees at Anne Arundel Community College — in which he described the emotional response of a veteran officer as having helped "spark" property damage around Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 25 — he issued an email to department members apologizing.
"I do not believe the actions of any Baltimore police officer caused or created the violence and property destruction that occurred at Camden Yards," Davis wrote. "My remarks were intended to be constructive in an educational environment. I should have chosen my words more carefully.
Also attracting attention this week was a separate internal email in which Lt. Col. Sean Miller, assistant chief of the criminal investigation division, used strong language to outline a "street level crime suppression initiative" pulling select members of the department into special evening and early-morning shifts aimed at taking guns and violent offenders off the streets.
The email asked supervisors to draft reports at the end of each of those shifts "outlining who is doing what and who isn't doing anything."
T.J. Smith, a police spokesman, confirmed the authenticity of the email but said it was not intended for the public and declined to comment on the timeline for the initiative — which the email said would last two weeks — or on how the officers chosen for it would be deployed. He related Miller's email in general to a football coach giving his players a halftime pep talk..."
OH LOOKY---our top brass thinks Baltimore has a handle of the way to fix things!!!!!!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
ot.SCC still getting popups directed to other site.
2/27/2016 11:23:00 PM
Reboot your machine after you clear out cookies.
I haven't seen an ad redirect in a couple of months.
07:20 - Yes, the primary is 15 MAR. I checked the website and did not see any mention of the Election Day. It is amazing that a person with a PhD writes the drivel in the President's Message and he has the gall to claim that he would not speak out against the ISR because he had "input" with the bill's sponsor? Why weren't we informed of FOP's participation? And why on earth should we support Midget Madigan?
We need to IMPEACH Dean Angelo! You'd think that after the mayoral "non-endorsement" snafu that he would be careful about endorsements or avoid them all together.
Looking at Deano's behavior - an SCC contributor's pen name is appropriate - "I fart in your general direction."
TIME TO TERMINATE LILLIPUTIAN STUPIDITY !!! Tar & feather Deano at the St. Patrick's Day Parade!
Vote early by mail or in person on March 15. Take a paper ballot - less chance that the Board will screw up the paper ballots than the touch screen.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Always fetal said...
FYI...This is not just happening in units. White shirts in 007 are demanding ISRs under threat of breaking up partners. They are out of their fucking minds. Suck my ass Mr. Whiteshirt. You ain't getting shit from me.
2/27/2016 04:31:00 PM
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That's bullshit, you're either a troll or a drama queen. I work in 007, Not a soul can complain about either 1st watch LT's or EW on 3rd watch. Those 3 Lt's are as pro blueshirt as management can be.
I remember when dui procedures were made more compicated by state statute and coppers did not make enough duis to keep the lawyers in the style which they were accustomed to.
We are united. We are fed up! Stay safe and fetal!
Whomever withheld the McDonald video needs to be charged with Obstruction of Justice, and coppers need to have their cell phones recording Roll Calls. The Feds need to hear when bosses whine about the lack of activity, or threaten you for lack of activity. In one respect the Feds are right; there is no telling how many people were arrested just to appease clouted bosses.
Keep crying sisterboys nobody is listening do youR job, GET home safe and tell that little northshore twerp before he builds that speed train to Ohare for 2 billion he better pay his state mandated portion of our pension or we should walk off the job! NO PENSION NO PEACE
If arrests are down so much then how is the county jail so crowded? Answers Tom Dart!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Whomever withheld the McDonald video needs to be charged with Obstruction of Justice, and coppers need to have their cell phones recording Roll Calls. The Feds need to hear when bosses whine about the lack of activity, or threaten you for lack of activity. In one respect the Feds are right; there is no telling how many people were arrested just to appease clouted bosses.
Keep crying sisterboys nobody is listening do youR job, GET home safe and tell that little northshore twerp before he builds that speed train to Ohare for 2 billion he better pay his state mandated portion of our pension or we should walk off the job! NO PENSION NO PEACE
2/28/2016 11:54:00 PM
Agreed, rahm finds billions everywhere he is the ultimate treasure hunter, but police don't give him back envelopes full of cash like they do that is why he steals from us! The want to see mayhem, take our pension then watch!!
Keep drinking the cool aid 727. I'm sure EW is content to stay in 007 until he retires lolololo. Glad I got out when I did. Does Tommy still sleep on the bus bench at 63/racine??
We need to IMPEACH Dean Angelo! You'd think that after the mayoral "non-endorsement" snafu that he would be careful about endorsements or avoid them all together.
?????
What snafu? Both candidates were/are goofs as are you.
Listen you City-Wide guys are not going to be elected to an positions on the third floor of FOP. Just go away.
"Really they should re-do the front of the 016th to look like a giant dog house."
That's pretty funny.
to 2/29/16 10;28pm a big f-ckyou not all the po assigned to 016 are dogs. a lot of us were the working police on the west side and then decided rather than give service to dude , we would protect the home front. sure the anti police climate today doesn't make it easy but some of us do our best plus a lot of us go out of our way to help a po or his family
now go back to your rotten canaryville bar get drunk and tell everybody what a useless dog ass you really are
signed
Edison park rocks
When it comes to inept Supervisors we're not alone,
http://nypost.com/2016/03/01/captain-who-went-home-when-fellow-cops-were-shot-was-sick/
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